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Mikan's POV:

I entered the conference room wondering what Natsume was thinking. I knew I was good, but I was also new and so getting me into a surprise meeting with a client was not the best idea out there. Natsume was already waiting when I arrived.

"Hi." I greeted him.

He nodded back, but that was all. I wanted to ask him about the meeting but his mood made me stop myself. He seemed really on edge.

Then Anna entered the room. She glanced at the both of us, shared a look with Natsume and stepped back outside. I heard the lock click in.

Oh he hadn't.

I glared at Natsume.

He stared right back. "You're avoiding me. This was as good as an idea as any." he said with a shrug.

"I have nothing to say to you." I snapped angrily.

"Thats fine. We can stay here until you do have something to tell me." he said coldly.

"Are you out of your mind?" I asked as I sat down across from him.

"Maybe. Believe me when i say that no one else has ever driven me to such desperation before." he answered but his tone was calm.

I scowled. "You don't sound desperate."

Natsume's eyes flashed. "Be glad that I have a handle on that." he snapped, and for an instant I saw how angry he was before he put that stoic mask back in place.

An hour passed. I sighed. I knew how stubborn he was.

"Tell me why you're angry at me." I told him.

"Will you tell me why you've been avoiding me?" he shot back.

"I might, depending on your answer." I replied.

Natsume shrugged. "I guess we'll be here for a while then." Another 30 minutes passed.

I had had enough. I smirked and stood up. Then i slipped my scarf from my throat and wrapped it around my hand. I saw Natsume's eyes widen, but before he could get to me, I punched the glass door. It cracked. One more punch ought to do it. I felt the pain in my hand and knew I had hurt myself in spite of the scarf. Whatever.

"GODAMNIT MIKAN!" Natsume yelled as I drew back my hand to land another punch. He grabbed my hand, turned me around and hugged me. I felt his hand move, and then there was a sharp crack. He had punched the door to finish what I had started.

I pushed him away. His hand was bleeding.

"YOU BLOODY IDIOT!" I shouted at him, and then grabbed the water from the table and bathed his hand in it. Luckily there was no glass stuck in it. I slipped off the scarf I had around my hand and wrapped his in it.

Once I was done, I grabbed his collar. "What in hell were you thinking?" I snapped.

"You think you're the only one who can lose it?" He said coldly.

I knew my eyes were filling with tears but could not stop them.

"Damn you." I whispered.

He hugged me again. "You don't mean that." he said confidently.

I pushed him away again. "You're right. I don't. But I need space Natsume." I said softly. I saw hurt in his eyes, and hated myself for that. But I needed to do this. I could not let this go any further.

"I'll explain to you properly tomorrow." I whispered and turned around. I slipped my hand through the broken glass and opened the door, and left. I never looked back.

Normal POV:

Mikan woke up to a throbbing headache. She scowled at the clock, 2 am. She sat up. Oh God, it hurt. She fell back onto the bed with a moan. She hated headaches.

When she had been younger, she had had chronic migraines, but... Mikan felt the tears leaking from her eyes, as she realized that she had very few of these since she had met Ruka. She squeezed her eyes closed, but she could not stop the memories from parading in front of her. She got these from stress, and she had been stressed a lot at that time since she had had her first fight with Ruka. When he had showed up to apologize, he had found her in pain. Ruka has stayed with her through the two days while the headache had lasted.

She moved towards the bedside table, and opened the drawer to take the pills she always kept there, but then stopped. She had no idea if she could take them while she was pregnant. It had been over a year since she had last had a headache and it had never occurred to her to ask the doc. She slumped back, and pulled a pillow over her head.

Mikan decided to call the doctor the next time she woke up.

"What do you mean she did not come in?" Natsume snapped at Yuu.

"Exactly what I said. Mikan did not come to work today." he said calmly.

"Why?" Natsume asked angrily as if it was Yuu's fault.

"How am I supposed to know? She did not call, text, e-mail or hell even facebook me. She just did not show up and did not answer her phone when I called." Yuu answered testily.

"Why didn't you say so before?" Natsume said coldly as he flipped out his own phone and no doubt called Mikan. She answered on the third try.

"Natsume?" Mikan asked as she picked up.

"Yeah, are you all right?" Natsume asked his tone changing completely, and making Yuu raise an annoyed eyebrow.

"Don't call me for like two days." Mikan whispered and hung up.

Natsume looked at his phone as if it had just slapped him. "What the heck?" he muttered.

Yuu sighed. Natsume was not even worth teasing right now. "What did she say?" he asked.

"Not to call her for two days." Natsume answered without thinking.

"Very well, I'll let people know that she isn't coming to work today and tomorrow." Yuu said and strode off.

Natsume's POV

Yuu's words snapped me out of my reverie. Mikan hadn't just said that to avoid me. She wasn't even at work, and she was not the sort to skip for just any reason. I decided to check on her. If she was just mad at me then it was time we sorted it out.

I was really worried by the time I reached her home. I rang the doorbell for 10 minutes before she opened the door. If it had taken her one more minute I would have broken it down. All my angry words died in my throat as I got one look at her face.

"Whats wrong Mikan?" I asked as I stepped close to her.

"Not so loud." She whispered.

My eyes widened as I realized her eyes were dilated, and she was swaying. I gently closed the door behind me, and she still winced from the sound.

I picked her up, and she rested her head against my shoulder, and then whispered one word that explained it all. "Migraine."

I carried her to her room. All the curtains were closed, making the it as dark as possible.

"Did you take meds?" I asked in my softest voice. She shook her head, then moaned in pain as she pressed her palms to her temples.

After a minute she spoke. "Don't know if I can."

I nodded. Of course. That would explain why she was in such a condition.

I went to the kitchen and made hot chocolate for her. When I took it back, Mikan was buried somewhere in the covers again. I placed the hot chocolate on her bedside table and kind of dug her out. She actually managed to give me a steady look. "Leave." she said. I shook my head.

Mikan glared at me. "You can't help." she snapped and then winced at the sound of her own voice.

"I can stay with you." I told her. I saw her eyes widen even through the pain, and I knew that what I had said had gotten to her. I wasn't sure if it was a good thing or not.

To my amazement Mikan sat up. "Since when have you been in love with me?" Mikan said bluntly.

I felt myself fill with horror. What just happened?

Mikan waited for me to come to grips with myself. "Did you go crazy from the pain?" I finally muttered.

"Another man said those exact words to me. He had been in love with me since the first day he met me. I might be in pain Natsume, but I am not getting fooled twice." Mikan whispered, and I understood. Ruka.

Why did she have to be able to be reasonable even through so much pain? and have the will power to push the pain aside?

I sighed. She would not stand for lies, and if I was going for it, I might as well go all the way.

"Since the first time I saw you." I answered.

She winced again, and I felt my heart clench painfully, hoping, praying it was because of the sound and not the words. Then it started hurting even more as I saw her eyes fill with tears.

"Please don't cry. I can't see you hurt. I really can't. This is not your problem, its mine, all mine. This changes nothing, makes no difference. I'll even leave if you want me to. But please.." I whispered, knowing that my heart was breaking.

"Don't..." she whispered.

I pushed away the pain that wanted to flow out from my eyes. "I am sorry. I should never have let you find out." I murmured, and started to stand, but she lurched forward and caught my hand.

"Don't you ever fucking dare leave me too." She said yanking me against her. I looked at her, as she held onto me. Without thinking, I cupped her face in my hands. Her lashes glittered with tears, as they slipped down her cheeks. Unable to stop myself, I kissed them away.

She raised her hand to my face. "Stay with me." she whispered, and fell unconscious against me.